Showdowns in MiG Alley

Two wild aerial battles in the fall of 1951 demonstrated that the days of propeller-driven bombers were numbered. After the briefing for the 307th Bombardment Group’s October 23, 1951, mission, B-29 navigator 1st Lieutenant Fred Meier jotted in his diary:  “Briefed for MiG Alley mission. Namsi Airfield.” An ominous target, Namsi lay scarcely 30 miles …

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